The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-05-23

Prie,aoents.
MONDAY, MAY %, 1887
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IOCAL NEWS.
Queen APPELLANT was in Boston on
May 9th. .
Toer- as a clean sheet at the Police
Court Saturday.
IN volcano grows in activity, fire
helm, frequently seen from long dis
tanes.
/. B. MS. Cormorant is expected
hire shorty from Esquimalt, British
columbia
A central meeting OF the Hololulu
Rifles Bbitiion is called for to night by
Major Ashford.
MIA. M. Hewett has our thanks
for SIN Francisco papers, out OF his
supply Of dates to the 10th per barker.
tingplanter
The way the streets dried up under
Yesterdays fine weather--the first for a
would be marvellous were it not
usual in this climate.
The Portuguese of Kau have held a
thanksgiving service in the Roman
Catholic Church for their deliverance
from the recent earthquakes and vol
canic eruption.
England's Queen will be sixty-six
years old tomorrow. A Victoria festi-
val concert will be given in honor Of
the event by the Royal Hawaiian
Band al the Hotel tonight.
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The shooting contest for the prize
rife, presented by Quarter Master w.
W. Hall to the Honolulu Rifles, will
take place at the Hawaiian Rife Asso-
citation range tomorrow.
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There was but a small attendance at
the benefit concert to Messrs. McGre-
gor and Shannon by the Quintet Club
on Saturday evening. The perform
ance was a good average in minstrelsy
The reporter yesterday evening was
making a mental note of the fact that
the town clock had stopped, when the
hands were seen cropping round the
dial to get a fresh start in the race with
the fight Of time.
Great events are crowding thick
upon the community, among the prin-
cipal ones, for the ladies, being two
weeks sale OF remnants beginning at
the Leading Millinery House, Mr..
Fishelss, to-day.
Three women were among the Chi
nese immigrants by the Hattie N.
Bangs from Hongkong. They attract
ed much attention when landing,
dressed as they we're in gay apparel
and decorated in the style of their
country.
Mr.. Dickinson delivers his first
illustrated lecture at the Y. NJ. c. A.
hall this evening. This may be de
pended upon for an entertainment
instructive and delightful in the high
est degree. None can fail to be pleased
who attend.
The brigantine Claus Spreckels
came into collision with the schooner
Nettie Merrill off Diamond Head on
Saturday. Both were inward bound,
running free, and il is impossible to
ascertain from conflicting statements
how the accident occurred AS it was
the schooner's tafraii was broken,
her wheel displaced, companion way
partially demolished and mainsai badly
torn. Repairs will probably cost over
$500 The brigantlne was not dam
aged.
The San Francisco Bulletin Of May
9th, in a notice of the first Of the series
of lectures on the Hawaiian Islands,
by Mr.. Il. L. Clarke, delivered before
the Art Association the previous Satur-
day. says: "The lecturer gave many
interesting facts connected with the
history of the islands, illustrating his
remarks by a number OF stereoptcon
views" A summary Of the next lee
ture follows, which was to be on scenes
in Honolulu and on Maui and Hawaii
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Excursions to Honolulu.
The Oceanic Steamship Company is
making arrangements to run special
excursion to Honolulu and return dur
ing next month for the benefit OF the
school teachers of San Francisco and
vicinity. The steamer Australia has
been selected for the trip. She will
sail from this port on June aIst, and
leave Honolulu on return on July 9Th,
which will allow the excursionists a
week at the islands. The tickets sold
will be good on any other steamer
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